Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244).
The creation of a political historian -- The historian and his sources -- Ethnic prejudice in Tacitus -- Ut pictura poesis : the visual representation of history -- Freedom and censorship -- A Tiberian narrative -- Consorts of the Caesars -- Courtiers on the Palatine : the familia of the Caesars -- Performances at the court : the reigns of Claudius and Nero -- The importance of Tacitus' Annals -- The Julio-Claudian family (genealogy) -- Map of the Roman Empire -- Prominent persons